Yisrael Meir Kagan: Difference between revisions

'''Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan''' (January 26, 1838 – September 15, 1933) was an influential [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian Jewish]] [[rabbi]], [[Halakha|Halakhist]], [[posek]], and [[ethics|ethicist]] whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life. He was [[Sobriquet|known popularly]] as '''the Chofetz Chaim''',{{Efn|Hebrew: חפץ חיים, romanized: Chafetz Chaim, lit. 'Desirer of Life'}} after his [[Chofetz Chaim|book]] on [[lashon hara]], who was also well known for the Mishna Berurah,{{Efn|Hebrew: משנה ברורה "Clear Teaching"}} [[Mishnah Berurah|his book]] on [[Orach Chayim|ritual law]],.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fishman|first=Tzvi|title=Hilchos Aliyah: Kissing The Ground, Shehechiyanu, & More|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/felafel-on-rye/hilchos-aliyah-kissing-the-ground-shehechiyanu-more/2019/08/22/|access-date=2022-02-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-19|title=Praying Towards Jerusalem Or Towards The Aron - Practical Halacha|url=https://outorah.org/p/27229/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=OU Torah}}</ref> was an influential [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian Jewish]] [[rabbi]], [[Halakha|Halakhist]], [[posek]], and [[ethics|ethicist]] whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life.